Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Just as it has been more interesting to take this class during an election year, perhaps now is also one of the most interesting times to study a Supreme Court justice. I chose John Roberts for two reasons, first, because he was a conservative and it is very likely that Donald Trump will choose a conservative justice this year. Secondly, because I thought it was interesting that he became a Supreme Court Justice at a relatively young age. I wondered, “Did he come from a well-known family?” “Were they wealthy?” or “Did he just put himself in all the right places at all the right times?” Interestingly enough, the first person that I mentioned I was going to do this report to said, “oh the flip-flopper... they thought he was going to be such a conservative and he 's not!” I thought, “Wow, I will have to learn a little more about this.”
John G. Roberts Jr. was born in Buffalo, New York On January 27, 1955 to father John Glover Roberts and mother Rosemary nee Podrasky (“John G. Roberts, Jr. | Oyez”). Four years later they moved to the very small town of Long Beach, Indiana where he grew up. He had three sisters: Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara (“John Roberts - Supreme Court Justice, Lawyer - Biography.com”). He attended Notre Dame Elementary School in Long Beach followed by La Lumiere boarding …show more content…
There does however seem to be quite a controversy surrounding some of his other decisions and the New York Times has spent a great deal of time covering his cases as the occasional liberal vote has angered conservatives. The titles of some of their articles on nytimes.com are as follows: Court Leader or Leading Dissenter, Angering Conservatives and Liberals, Chief Justice John Roberts and Chief Justice John Roberts Amasses a Conservative Record, and Wrath From the
Just as it has been more interesting to take this class during an election year, perhaps now is also one of the most interesting times to study a Supreme Court justice. I chose John Roberts for two reasons, first, because he was a conservative and it is very likely that Donald Trump will choose a conservative justice this year. Secondly, because I thought it was interesting that he became a Supreme Court Justice at a relatively young age. I wondered, “Did he come from a well-known family?” “Were they wealthy?” or “Did he just put himself in all the right places at all the right times?” Interestingly enough, the first person that I mentioned I was going to do this report to said, “oh the flip-flopper... they thought he was going to be such a conservative and he 's not!” I thought, “Wow, I will have to learn a little more about this.”
John G. Roberts Jr. was born in Buffalo, New York On January 27, 1955 to father John Glover Roberts and mother Rosemary nee Podrasky (“John G. Roberts, Jr. | Oyez”). Four years later they moved to the very small town of Long Beach, Indiana where he grew up. He had three sisters: Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara (“John Roberts - Supreme Court Justice, Lawyer - Biography.com”). He attended Notre Dame Elementary School in Long Beach followed by La Lumiere boarding …show more content…
There does however seem to be quite a controversy surrounding some of his other decisions and the New York Times has spent a great deal of time covering his cases as the occasional liberal vote has angered conservatives. The titles of some of their articles on nytimes.com are as follows: Court Leader or Leading Dissenter, Angering Conservatives and Liberals, Chief Justice John Roberts and Chief Justice John Roberts Amasses a Conservative Record, and Wrath From the